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State Reps Sound Off on Pay Raise for Legislaturehttp://wbsm.com/state-reps-sound-off-on-pay-raise-for-legislature/
http://wbsm.com/state-reps-sound-off-on-pay-raise-for-legislature/#commentsSat, 28 Jan 2017 03:46:21 +0000http://wbsm.com/?p=269957Continue reading…]]>Two state representatives offered differing viewpoints on the recent pay raise for state legislators on Friday’s edition of The Barry Richard Show on WBSM.

The bill came about after an advisory committee pushed it through last week, the day before the Presidential Inauguration, in quick fashion...

The Massachusetts House is expected next Wednesday to follow the lead of the Senate in passing a transgender rights bill that offers protections to the transgender community while also allowing people to use public facilities that match their gender identity rather than their biological sex. The...

]]>http://wbsm.com/is-legislative-support-for-massachusetts-transgender-bathroom-bill-veto-proof/feed/0Marty Walsh/FacebookSenate To Weigh Social Media And Alcohol Sales Billshttp://wbsm.com/senate-to-weigh-social-media-and-alcohol-sales-bills/
http://wbsm.com/senate-to-weigh-social-media-and-alcohol-sales-bills/#commentsTue, 15 Jul 2014 16:39:32 +0000http://wbsm.com/?p=170976Continue reading…]]>The Massachusetts Senate is poised to debate bills designed to protect the social media accounts of workers and allow the sale of alcohol on Sunday mornings.

The bill would revive a 1995 state program designed to help place welfare recipients in full-time work and require the Department of Transitional Assistance to assign specialists to help high-risk recipients...

]]>http://wbsm.com/ma-senate-oks-crackdown-on-compounding-pharmacies/feed/0Ga (Yeat!)Mass. Senate Works Weekend on Transportation Billhttp://wbsm.com/mass-senate-works-weekend-on-transportation-bill/
http://wbsm.com/mass-senate-works-weekend-on-transportation-bill/#commentsSat, 13 Apr 2013 13:49:35 +0000http://wbsm.com/?p=69979Continue reading…]]>The Massachusetts Senate plans a rare weekend session to consider the latest version of a bill that would pump more money into the state's aging and debt-ridden transportation system.